{"podcast":{"title":"Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff","slug":"independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737","podcast_index_feed_id":981737,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/8GTvjwcf","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/005dccc3-d958-4ea8-9382-8a5154a5c04b/3000x3000/independent_20americans.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Righteous Media | Bleav","episode_count":577,"summary":"Independent Americans is a daily news show hosted by Paul Rieckhoff. He’s a fighter, a patriot, and an independent political and media force to be reckoned with. After serving as a soldier in Iraq in 2004, Rieckhoff emerged as one of the most dynamic political and social leaders in America. In every episode, he breaks down the most important issues facing our country. And he interviews the most influential and compelling people. He’s taking on Republicans, Democrats—and everyone in between. If you’re in the angry middle, Independent Americans reminds you that you’re not alone. We’re all in this together. Join the Independent Americans movement and subscribe now. Produced by Righteous Media.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T20:20:40.597711+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737"},"episode":{"title":"Knicks Joy From the Canyon of Heroes. Plus: Trump’s Iran “Losing Deal”. “The Game is Rigged” - Why 45% of America is Now Independent.","slug":"knicks-joy-from-the-canyon-of-heroes-plus-trump-s-iran-losing-deal-the-game-is-rigged-why-45-of-america-is-now-independent","published_at":"2026-06-18T22:26:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737/knicks-joy-from-the-canyon-of-heroes-plus-trump-s-iran-losing-deal-the-game-is-rigged-why-45-of-america-is-now-independent","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/episodes/knicks-joy-from-the-canyon-of-heroes-plus-trumps-iran-losing-deal-the-game-is-rigged-why-45-of-america-is-now-independent/","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/c39fb6/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/c67dcf2c-bdc6-42d2-91a1-db918b8e8626/episodes/56073252-39c6-4791-9ea3-8fded6ba6a0c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=c67dcf2c-bdc6-42d2-91a1-db918b8e8626&awEpisodeId=56073252-39c6-4791-9ea3-8fded6ba6a0c&feed=8GTvjwcf","summary":"It was a split-screen American day. In New York, two million people packed the Canyon of Heroes for a Knicks parade that felt closer to VE Day than a basketball celebration — kids out of school, FDNY Ladder 10 in the crowd, fans flying in from Sydney. In Washington and overseas, the president was busy selling an Iran deal that even Mike Pence and Nikki Haley are calling a loss. Ballistic missiles intact. Regime intact. Strait of Hormuz still under their thumb. Thirteen dead Americans still unaccounted for in the moral math. Paul Rieckhoff calls it what it is — a sucking chest wound for our military posture and our economy, dressed up as diplomacy.","meta_description":"It was a split-screen American day. In New York, two million people packed the Canyon of Heroes for a Knicks parade that felt closer to VE Day than a bask…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1180,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737/episodes/knicks-joy-from-the-canyon-of-heroes-plus-trump-s-iran-losing-deal-the-game-is-rigged-why-45-of-america-is-now-independent/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff-981737/knicks-joy-from-the-canyon-of-heroes-plus-trump-s-iran-losing-deal-the-game-is-rigged-why-45-of-america-is-now-independent.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}